Minister Of Health Explains Reasons For Paid Vaccination: For Small Companies And Foreigners

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JAKARTA - Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin explained the reason for BUMN to provide paid vaccinations when the government already had a free national vaccination program.

Minister of Health Budi said that the individual paid COVID-19 vaccinations that had been prepared were an option for the public to participate in the vaccination program, but they had not yet been included in the government's target for vaccine recipients.

"In principle, the government opens wide options for people who want to take the Gotong Royong vaccine, either through companies or through individuals," said the Minister of Health in a virtual press conference, Monday, July 12.

He gave an example of a number of parties who have not been able to get a vaccine, namely entrepreneurs and employees of small companies to foreign nationals (foreigners).

Budi said there are still small companies that have not been registered in the Gotong Royong vaccination program by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN). This is because mutual cooperation vaccination can only be carried out by companies that register through the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

"There are several private companies or small companies, they also want to get access to the Gotong Royong vaccine, but have not been able to enter through the KADIN program," said Budi.

In addition, the Minister of Health saw that several foreigners had settled in Indonesia and wanted to get the vaccine. However, currently vaccination is still reserved for the local community.

"There are also several foreign nationals who have also lived in Indonesia. They are trying, doing activities in the arts, in the culinary field for example, they also want to get access to vaccines, it can be to individual Mutual Cooperation vaccines," explained Budi

As previously reported, the Ministry of Health has issued amending rules regarding the implementation of the Mutual Cooperation Vaccine. In Minister of Health Regulation No.19/2021, individuals or individuals can access COVID-19 vaccinations.

Currently, the vaccination program for these individuals can only be carried out at Kimia Farma's health care facilities in eight points in Java and Bali.

The purchase price of the vaccine in the Gotong Royong scheme is Rp. 321,660 per dose. Meanwhile, the maximum rate for vaccination services is Rp. 117,910 per dose.

The plan is for individual paid vaccination services to start today. However, PT Kimia Farma delayed its implementation. This postponement was made due to the high interest and questions from the public regarding the program.